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Childs in 2014
Born
Amy Andrea Childs

(1990-06-07) 7 June 1990 (age 35)
Occupation
  • Television personality
  • model
Years active 2010–present
Television The Only Way Is Essex
It's All About Amy
Celebrity Big Brother
The Jump
Celebs Go Dating
Children 4
Relatives Harry Derbidge (cousin)

Amy Andrea Childs (born 7 June 1990) is a well-known English model and TV star. She became famous in 2010 on the reality show The Only Way Is Essex. Later, she had her own show called It's All About Amy. Amy also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and The Jump. She returned to The Only Way Is Essex in 2020.

About Amy Childs

Early Life and School

Amy Childs was born on June 7, 1990, in Barking, London. Her family later moved to Brentwood, Essex. She went to Raphael Independent School. Amy was a very good student and even became the head girl. She earned four GCSE qualifications from school.

Becoming a TV Star

Amy became famous in 2010. This happened when she joined the ITV2 reality TV show The Only Way Is Essex. After that, she signed with a management company.

Amy also worked as a model. She even posed for the famous fashion magazine Vogue. She wrote a column for New! magazine. Amy also shared fashion tips on the ITV show This Morning. In 2011, she won the Personality of the Year award. This was at the National Reality TV Awards.

More TV Shows

From 2011 to 2012, Amy had her own reality show. It was called It's All About Amy and was on Channel 5. The show lasted for one series.

In 2012, Amy took part in Let's Dance for Sport Relief. She danced with her cousin, Harry Derbidge. She also appeared on a special celebrity episode of The Bank Job. This show was on Channel 4. In 2020, Amy was a main cast member on Celebs Go Dating. Later that year, she returned to The Only Way Is Essex. She joined the show again after nine years.

Family Life

Amy Childs has four children. She had her first child in 2017. Her second child was born in 2018. In 2021, she started dating Billy Delbosq. He was also on a TV show called First Dates. In 2023, Amy and Billy welcomed twins.

Amy has dyslexia. This means she sometimes finds reading and writing a bit harder.

Amy's TV Appearances

As herself
Year Title Notes
2010–2011, 2020–present The Only Way is Essex Regular cast member
2011 Celebrity Big Brother Housemate; finished in fourth place
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Appeared in one episode
2011–2012 It's All About Amy Main role in her own show
2011–2013 Big Brother's Bit on the Side Panelist for 22 episodes
2013 Sooty Appeared as herself in an episode
2014 The Jump Finished in 11th Place
Celebrity Dinner Date Appeared in one episode
Birds of a Feather Appeared in one episode
2018 Star Boot Sale Appeared in one episode
2020 Celebs Go Dating Main cast member
2023 Amy Childs: The Twin Life Main role in her own show

See also

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